June, 2015 ~ For the past two months, whenever we’ve been home, I’ve spent about an hour a day wedged in between the stalks of giant “punting pole” bamboo, trying to catch a ladybug in the act of hatching. While I’ve seen it twice, and got passable pictures one of those times, what I really…
Bugs
May in the Park
It has been a hot May in the park. Most of the birds are gone but we can always count a few on the automatic fish feeder they seem to like the perch. The arrowhead plants are all blooming: Found a tiny egg on the ground but can’t tell what kind and couldn’t see a…
Blossoms & Bugs: April Edition
The yard is in bloom and the bugs are out. There are so many nasturtiums that we decided to sugar some of them and decorate a cake. This peachy color was new this year and ended up being my favorite. We ate some of the leaves in our salad. The caterpillar wasn’t eating the banana…
Photo Friday – Leaves
Here is my entry to the latest Photo Friday challenge: Leaves. A few years ago, we visited Papua New Guinea to scuba dive. Between dives, our guides showed us these amazing insects that have evolved to mimic leaves.
Cypress Twig Gall Midge
We had never heard of a Cypress Twig Gall Midge until last week. When we stopped for Quinn to take his photo of the sunning turtle, I took a closer look at the Bald Cypress growing at the edge of the pond at the St. Augustine Road Fish Management area. There were quite a few gray growths all…